Monday, March 31, 2008

I've been thinking a lot, lately, about food and cooking (not to mention kitchens.)

I believe that food must nourish both body and soul. It should provide health and pleasure. This may seem obvious, but it can be easy to lose sight of one when pursuing the other.

Right now, I cook to put dinner on the table for the two of us, I discuss food and read cookbooks as a hobby, and I spend much of my workday talking about food and kitchen equipment. At the same time, I recently moved into an apartment with the smallest kitchen I have ever had, other than the dorm I started cooking in, so I'm having to concentrate on organization and prioritizing. (I'm still unpacking...)

I decided to start this as a place for my musings, a way to think out loud. If you are interested, please read along!

About Me

This blog has moved to inhabitedkitchen.com I hope to see you there!
I live in a Manhattan apartment, with a man and two cats, and a very small kitchen. I enjoy cooking and food, which I believe should enhance health and happiness.
I cook primarily with fresh, local food, believing that it tastes best, as well as being the best choice for nutrition, and for the world.
I talk about cooking with many people, both in my work and in my personal life. Too many people, I feel, have been convinced, by many factors in our culture, of a kind of Cooking Mystique. They believe that *either* you cook as a passion (or hobby) *or* you barely cook at all. The first, they think, require obscure or expensive ingredients, all the best tools, and lots of time and expertise - the second, a few convenience foods, and a takeout menu.
I'm here to argue for - and possibly introduce you to - the middle ground. The incredible ease of a roast chicken, a few tricks to do when you have a little time that give more options later, and everything that lets me put a good home cooked meal on the table when I've been on my feet all day.